So why shouldn’t I wear it? It fits nicely. Perfectly, in fact.

But where has that shoe been? Whose feet has it been on?

Lots of people have your shoe size. And they’ve traveled a lot of places in those shoes. Some places good, some not so good.

And why do you think they traded in those shoes for another pair? Maybe because the longer they wore them, the more those shoes started hurting their feet. Pinching. Blistering their heels. Cramping their toes.

Or maybe they realized those shoes had no style. Wearing them really wasn’t fashionable. They just made them look like everyone else. So why continue on in shoes that hurt their feet when they could try something else that would make them feel better?

I don’t know if it helped or not. I just know those shoes are sitting there, in your size, and waiting for a new home.

How do you think they’ll make you feel wearing them? Like their previous owner did? Happy at first, but then realizing what you went through wearing them wasn’t worth it. You wanted to be like everybody else but then you realized the shoes didn’t make a difference.

It was what was inside you. What you wanted to be. Someone who stands out in the crowd, and isn’t merely a part of it.

And wearing someone else’s shoes who you admired doesn’t make you that person. And would you really want to be them? And lose yourself in the process?

This time pick a new pair of shoes. In your size. Ones that have never been worn. 

And see what adventures you’ll make together!